Family History: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: The data below is assessing the accuracy of reported family history, namely if a patient reports a FHx of disease X, how true is it that his family members have that disease?

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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Family History are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Specific Findings

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
Family History of Breast Cancer	83.5%	91%	Study: Wilson BJ, et al. Systematic Review: Family History in Risk Assessment for Common Diseases. NIH Conferences (Ann Int Med) http://www.annals.org/content/early/2009/11/02/0003-4819-151-12-200912150-00177.full
Family History of Colon Cancer	61.5%	91%	Study: Wilson BJ, et al. Systematic Review: Family History in Risk Assessment for Common Diseases. NIH Conferences (Ann Int Med) http://www.annals.org/content/early/2009/11/02/0003-4819-151-12-200912150-00177.full
Family History of Heart Disease	53.5%	87%	Study: Wilson BJ, et al. Systematic Review: Family History in Risk Assessment for Common Diseases. NIH Conferences (Ann Int Med) http://www.annals.org/content/early/2009/11/02/0003-4819-151-12-200912150-00177.full